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Kennewick Man, the scientific investigation of an ancient American skeleton, edited by Douglas W. Owsley and Richard L. Jantz

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Kennewick Man

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edited by Douglas W. Owsley and Richard L. Jantz

the scientific investigation of an ancient American skeleton

"Almost from the day of its accidental discovery along the banks of the Columbia River in Washington State in July 1996, the ancient skeleton of Kennewick Man has garnered significant attention from scientific and Native American communities as well as public media outlets. This volume represents a collaboration among physical and forensic anthropologists, archaeologists, geologists, and geochemists, among others, and presents the results of the scientific study of this remarkable find. Kennewick Man: The Scientific Investigation of an Ancient American Skeleton is written for a discerning professional audience, yet the absorbing story of the remains, their discovery, their curation history, and the extensive amount of detail that skilled scientists have been able to glean from them will appeal to interested and informed general readers. These bones lay silent for nearly 9,000 years, but now, with the aid of dedicated researchers, they can speak about the life of one of the earliest human occupants of North America."--Back cover

Introduction: the scientific investigation of Kennewick Man / Douglas W. Owsley -- Establishing context. Introductory remark -- The people who peopled America / Brad Lepper -- Geography, paleoecology, and archaeology / James C. Chatters -- Chronology of the Kennewick Man skeleton / Thomas Wier Stafford, Jr. -- The precedent-setting case of Kennewick Man / Alan L. Schneider and Paula A. Barran -- Reflections of a former Army Corps of Engineers archaeologist / Larry D. Banks -- Curation history and overview of the plaintiffs' studies / Cleone H. Hawkinson -- Skeletal studies. Introductory remark -- Skeletal inventory, morphology, and pathology / Douglas W. Owsley, Aleithea A. Williams, and Karin S. Bruwelheide -- Dentition / Christy G. Turner, II -- Dental microwear / Mark F. Teaford and Sireen El-Zaatari -- Orthodontics / John L. Hayes -- Body mass, stature, and proportions of the skeleton / Benjamin M. Auerbach -- Reconstructing habitual activities by biomechanical analysis of long bones / Daniel Wescott -- Bones of the hands and feet / Troy Case -- The natural shocks that flesh is heir to / Della Collins Cook -- Occupational stress markings and patterns of injury / James C. Chatters -- Stable isotopic evidence for diet and origin / Henry P. Schwarcz, Thomas Wier Stafford, Jr., Martin Knyf, Brian Chisholm, Fred J. Longstaffe, James C. Chatters, and Douglas W. Owsley -- Taphonomic indicators of burial context / Douglas W. Owsley, Aleithea A. Williams, Thomas Wier Stafford, Jr. -- Benthic aquatic algae: indicators of recent taphonomic history / James L. Norris and Douglas W. Owsley -- Postmortem breakage as a taphonomic tool for determining burial position / Hugh Berryman -- Applications of technology. Introductory remark -- Computed tomography, visualization, and 3D modeling / Rebecca Snyder -- Prototype accuracy and reassembly / David Hunt -- Molding and casting methods / Steve Jabo -- The point of the story / Dennis Stanford -- Population studies. Introductory remark -- The Ainu and Jōmon connection / C. Loring Brace, Noriko Seguchi, A. Russell Nelson, Pan Qifeng, Hideyuki Umeda, Margaret Wilson, and Mary L. Brace -- Cranial morphometric evidence for early Holocene relationships and population structure / Richard L. Jantz and M. Katherine Spradley -- Two-dimensional geometric morphometrics / M. Katherine Spradley, Richard L. Jantz, and Katherine E. Weisensee -- Morphological features that reflect population affinities / George Gill -- Identity through science and art / Karin S. Bruwelheide and Douglas W. Owsley -- Early Holocene contemporaries. Introductory remark -- Evidence of maritime adaptation and coastal migration from southeast Alaska / E. James Dixon, Timothy H. Heaton, Craig M. Lee, Terence E. Fifield, Joan Brenner Coltrain, Brian M. Kemp, Douglas W. Owsley, Eric Parrish, Christy Turner, Heather J.H. Edgar, Rosita Kaaháni Worl, David Glenn Smith, and G. Lang Farmer -- A new look at the double burial from Horn Shelter no. 2 / Margaret A. Jodry and Douglas W. Owsley -- Kennewick Man's future. Storage and care at the Burke Museum / Cleone Hawkinson -- Who was Kennewick Man? / Douglas W. Owsley and Richard L. Jantz